Ancient vs. recent processes as factors shaping the genetic variation of the European wild boar: Are the effects of the last glaciation still detectable?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1745-1762

  Scandura, M ^a   Iacolina, L ^a   Crestanello, B ^b,c   Pecchioli, E ^c,d   Di Benedetto, M F ^a   Russo, V ^e   Davoli, R ^e   Apollonio, M ^a   Bertorelle, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c CENTRO DI ECOLOGIA ALPINA   (Italy)

^d Biosfera   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genetic diversity; Microsatellites; mtDNA; Phylogeography; Population expansion; Sus scrofa

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION; ICE COVER; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENOTYPE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; ICE COVER; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SUS SCROFA; VARIATION (GENETICS);

SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 41249102825     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03703.x     Document Type: Article

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